1994–95 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season November 2021 November 2016 Brentford 1994–95 David Webb Martin Lange Griffin Park Second Division 2nd Play-offs Semi-finals FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Second round Forster (24) Forster (26) 9,562 4,031 6,076 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_94-95 _brentford_home_94-95 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FF0000 _brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 __brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 ff0000 ff0000 1993–94 1995–96 During the 1994–95 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. After a runners-up finish in the league, club's season ended with defeat in the 1995 play-off semi-finals. Season summary Brentford entered the 1994–95 Second Division season with the nucleus of a new squad, built since the breakup of the team which was relegated from the First Division at the end of the 1992–93 season.Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 172 Forward Nicky Forster was manager David Webb's only significant summer signing, a £200,000 buy from Third Division Gillingham.Croxford Mark The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties Lane David Waterman Greville Legends Publishing 2013 9781906796723 Sunbury, Middlesex 150 Eight wins and four defeats from the opening 12 games saw the Bees placed 4th in the league, before four defeats in the next five matches dropped the club into mid-table.Brentford results for the 1994–1995 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1994-1995/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160324074330/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1994-1995/results 24 March 2016 14 April 2016 Statto.com By early December 1994, first and second round exits from the three cup competitions lightened the fixture load and Brentford set off on a 14-match unbeaten run, winning 10 matches and racking up notable 7–0 and 6–0 victories over Plymouth Argyle and Cambridge United respectively. The victory over Cambridge United in late January 1995 returned the Bees to the top of the table for the first time since the opening day of the season, when five goals were put past Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. Twin strikers Nicky Forster and Robert Taylor were in imperious form, scoring over half the team's goals and forming a partnership that came to be known as the 'FT Index'.Street Tim Scott sends warning over Nicky Forster signing http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/other-sport/scott-sends-warning-over-nicky-5996960 15 April 2016 getwestlondon The pair saw to it that Brentford finished the 1994–95 season as the only club in the top four divisions with two players scoring 20 league goals or more.Haynes Graham A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia 1998 Yore Publications 1 874427 57 7 Harefield, Middlesex 44 The unbeaten run came to an end with defeat to Shrewsbury Town on 25 February, but another 11-match unbeaten sequence kept Brentford in top spot going into late April. Brentford's good form ran in tandem with that of Birmingham City's and the Blues topped the table for the first time in eight weeks on 19 April,Birmingham City results for the 1994–1995 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160406212906/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/results 6 April 2016 15 April 2016 Statto.com with the Bees returning to the summit three days later after a 2–0 victory over Cardiff City. Due to a restructuring of the English league system, only top spot in the 1994–95 Second Division offered automatic promotion,Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 177 which placed heavy emphasis on a "winner takes all" fixture between Birmingham City and Brentford on at St Andrew's on 26 April. A 2–0 defeat for Brentford in front of a 25,581 crowd (the Second Division's record attendance for the season), plus a home defeat to Bournemouth and a draw away with Bristol Rovers in the final two matches, led to a runners-up finish and a place in the play-offs. The Bees met fifth-placed Huddersfield Town in the play-off semi-finals and were knocked out on penalties at Griffin Park after a 2–2 draw on aggregate, with captain Jamie Bates seeing his decisive spot kick saved.Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 152-171, 459–460 A number of club records were set or equalled during the season: Fewest Football League goals conceded in a season: 39 (equalled club record)Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 152-171, 459–460Haynes 1998 79 Most clean sheets kept in a Football League season: 22 (equalled club record)100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 355–400 Most goalscorers in a Football League match: 6 – Darren Annon, Paul Smith, Robert Taylor, Nicky Forster, Denny Mundee and Lee Harvey (versus Plymouth Argyle, 17 December 1994)Haynes 1998 115 League table 1994–95 Football League Second Division Second Division BRE y Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)18 July 1994BournemouthA4–1Mundee (2), Smith, McGhee20 July 1994Dulwich HamletA5–0Forster (2), Taylor (2), Annon23 July 1994Chertsey TownA3–2Harvey, Forster, Mundee25 July 1994HamptonA7–1Benjamin (3), Forster, Ashby, Smith, Ratcliffe27 July 1994Welling UnitedA4–0Forster, Taylor, Mundee (pen), Annon29 July 1994PortsmouthH1–2Taylor3 August 1994Queens Park RangersH0–06 August 1994Kettering TownA2–0Annon, Grainger (pen)9 August 1994BromleyA2–0McGhee, Benjamin29 October 1994Windsor & EtonA7–0Taylor (5), Asaba, Ansah8 May 1995BarnetA5–4Forster (2), Taylor (2), Hurdle Football League Second Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)1 13 August 1994 Plymouth ArgyleA5–17,976Smith, Forster (2), Stephenson, Taylor220 August 1994Peterborough UnitedH0–15,561327 August 1994Stockport CountyA1–04,399Taylor430 August 1994Rotherham UnitedH2–04,031Taylor, Forster53 September 1994WrexhamH0–25,820610 September 1994Wycombe WanderersA3–46,847Taylor, Stephenson, Cousins (og)713 September 1994York CityA1–22,836Taylor817 September 1994BlackpoolH3–24,157Forster, Smith, Grainger (pen)924 September 1994Crewe AlexandraA2–03,839Forster, Taylor101 October 1994Shrewsbury TownH1–04,556Taylor118 October 1994Bristol RoversH3–05,330Forster (2), Taylor1215 October 1994BournemouthA1–04,411Forster1322 October 1994Birmingham CityH1–27,779Ward (og)1429 October 1994Cambridge UnitedA0–03,102152 November 1994Bradford CityA0–14,105165 November 1994Hull CityH0–15,4551719 November 1994Huddersfield TownA0–110,8891826 November 1994Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–14,728Ashby, Ansah1910 December 1994Peterborough UnitedA2–24,102Taylor, Forster2017 December 1994Plymouth ArgyleH7–04,492Annon, Smith, Taylor (2), Forster, Mundee, Harvey2126 December 1994Leyton OrientH3–06,125Mundee, Ratcliffe, Forster2227 December 1994Chester CityA4–12,261Forster (3), Grainger2331 December 1994Oxford UnitedH2–07,125Forster, Taylor242 January 1995Cardiff CityA3–25,235Harvey, Forster, Taylor2514 January 1995Swansea CityH0–07,2112621 January 1995Hull CityA2–13,823Mundee, Grainger2728 January 1995Cambridge UnitedH6–06,390Forster, Taylor (2), Grainger, Bailey (2)284 February 1995Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–19,499Bailey2911 February 1995Bradford CityH4–36,019Mundee, Taylor, Grainger, Forster3017 February 1995Swansea CityA2–03,935Forster (2)3121 February 1995Huddersfield TownH0–09,5623225 February 1995Shrewsbury TownA1–24,570Forster334 March 1995Crewe AlexandraH2–07,143Mundee, Taylor347 March 1995WrexhamA0–02,8343511 March 1995Stockport CountyH1–06,513Taylor3618 March 1995Rotherham UnitedA2–02,968Forster, Abrahams3721 March 1995Wycombe WanderersH0–09,5303825 March 1995BlackpoolA2–14,663Bates, Taylor391 April 1995York CityH3–06,474Grainger, Forster, Taylor408 April 1995Oxford UnitedA1–17,800Taylor4115 April 1995Chester CityH1–18,020Abrahams4217 April 1995Leyton OrientA2–04,459Bates, Forster4322 April 1995Cardiff CityH2–08,268Grainger (pen), Taylor4426 April 1995Birmingham CityA0–225,5814529 April 1995BournemouthH1–210,079Abrahams466 May 1995Bristol RoversA2–28,501McGhee, Taylor Football League Second Division play-offs 1995 Football League play-offs RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)SF (1st leg)14 May 1995Huddersfield TownA1–114,160ForsterSF (2nd leg) 17 May 1995Huddersfield TownH1–1 , (drew 2–2 on aggregate, lost 4–3 on penalties)11,161Grainger (pen) FA Cup 1994–95 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R112 November 1994Cambridge UnitedA2–23,353Annon, TaylorR1 (replay)22 November 1994Cambridge UnitedH1–24,096Grainger League Cup 1994–95 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R1 (1st leg) 16 August 1994Colchester UnitedA2–02,521Stephenson, TaylorR2 (2nd leg) 23 August 1994Colchester UnitedH2–0 (won 4–0 on aggregate)2,315Parris, SmithR2 (1st leg) 20 September 1994Tranmere RoversA0–13,754R2 (2nd leg)27 September 1994Tranmere RoversH0–0 (lost 1–0 on aggregate)4,076 Football League Trophy 1994–95 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)SR1 (match 1)19 October 1994Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–01,104ForsterSR1 (match 2)8 November 1994GillinghamH3–11,795Annon, Asaba, AnsahSR23 December 1994Oxford UnitedH1–22,410Grainger (pen) Source: Statto, The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 152-171, 459–460 Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1994–95 season. No. Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in NotesGoalkeepers1 GK Kevin Dearden ENG 1994 8 13 1970 3 8 y Tottenham Hotspur199320 GK Tamer Fernandes ENG 1994 8 13 1974 12 7 yYouth1993 25GKNeil MasonENG1994 8 13 1973 10 29 y——Assistant physiotherapistDefenders2DF Brian Statham ENG 1994 8 13 1969 5 21 y Tottenham Hotspur19923DF Martin Grainger ENG 1994 8 13 1972 8 23 y Colchester United19934DF Barry Ashby ENG 1994 8 13 1970 11 21 y Watford19945DFShane WestleyENG1994 8 13 1965 6 16 yWolverhampton Wanderers1992Loaned to Southend United6DF Carl Hutchings ENG 1994 8 13 1974 9 24 yYouth199312DF Jamie Bates (c) ENG 1994 8 13 1968 2 24 yYouth198619DF Gus Hurdle BAR 1994 8 13 1973 10 14 y Carshalton Athletic199321DFCorey CampbellENG1994 8 13 1976 3 6 yYouth1994Midfielders7MFLee HarveyENG1994 8 13 1966 12 21 yNottingham Forest19938MF Paul Smith ENG 1994 8 13 1971 9 18 y Southend United1993 10MFDarren AnnonENG1994 8 13 1972 2 17 yCarshalton Athletic199414MFDenny MundeeENG1994 8 13 1968 10 10 yBournemouth199317MFSimon RatcliffeENG1994 8 13 1967 2 8 yNorwich City198918MFPaul StephensonENG1994 8 13 1968 1 2 yMillwall199322MFJon HookerENG1994 8 13 1972 3 31 yGillingham199423MF Paul Abrahams ENG 1994 8 13 1973 10 31 y Colchester United1995Forwards9 FW Nicky Forster ENG 1994 8 13 1973 9 8 y Gillingham1994 11FW Robert Taylor ENG 1994 8 13 1971 4 30 y Leyton Orient1994 13FW Craig Ravenscroft ENG 1994 8 13 1974 12 20 yYouth1993Loaned to Woking16FWDavid McGheeENG1994 8 13 1976 6 19 yYouth199427FW Carl Asaba ENG 1994 8 13 1973 1 28 y Dulwich Hamlet1994Loaned to Colchester UnitedPlayers who left the club mid-season15FWIan BenjaminENG1994 8 13 1961 12 11 yLuton Town1993Released23FWDennis BaileyENG1994 8 13 1965 12 13 yQueens Park Rangers1995Returned to Queens Park Rangers after loan23FWAndy AnsahENG1994 8 13 1969 3 19 ySouthend United1994Returned to Southend United after loan24DFGeorge ParrisENG1994 8 13 1964 9 11 yBirmingham City1994Returned to Birmingham City after loan Source:The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 480 Coaching staff NameRoleENG David WebbManagerENG Kevin LockFirst Team CoachENG Roy JohnsonPhysiotherapistENG Neil MasonAssistant PhysiotherapistENG Fergus DignanMedical Officer Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. No.PosNatNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyPlayoffsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKENGKevin Dearden430204030205402DFENGBrian Statham26 (10)02020202034 (10)03DFENGMartin Grainger36 (1)72120312145 (1)104DFENGBarry Ashby401203030205015DFENGShane Westley15 (1)02030200022 (1)06DFENGCarl Hutchings38 (1)01 (1)0402 (1)00 (1)045 (4)07MFENGLee Harvey24 (1)22040200032 (1)28MFENGPaul Smith353204110204449FWENGNicky Forster462420402 (1)12156 (1)2610MFENGDarren Annon9 (1)111001 (1)10011 (2)311FWENGRobert Taylor432321412020532512DFENGJamie Bates3821020202045213MFENGCraig Ravenscroft1000000 (1)0001 (1)014MFENGDenny Mundee22 (17)5100 (1)0201 (1)026 (19)515MFENGIan Benjamin10—0 (1)0——1 (1)016MFENGDavid McGhee1 (6)1000000001 (6)117MFENGSimon Ratcliffe24 (1)1000 (1)0102027 (2)118MFENGPaul Stephenson3420041102041319MFBARGus Hurdle7 (2)00 (1)020100010 (3)020GKENGTamer Fernandes3 (1)000000 (1)0003 (2)022MFENGJon Hooker0 (1)0——00000 (1)023MFENGPaul Abrahams7 (3)3———108 (3)327FWENGCarl Asaba000000110011Players loaned in during the season23MFENGAndy Ansah2 (1)1——21—4 (1)223FWENGDennis Bailey63————6324MFENGGeorge Parris50—21——71 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 480 Goalscorers No.Pos.NatPlayerFL2FACFLCFLTFLPTotal9FWENGNicky Forster2400112611FWENGRobert Taylor231100253DFENGMartin Grainger710111014MFENGDenny Mundee5000058MFENGPaul Smith30100423MFENGPaul Abrahams3———0323FWENGDennis Bailey3————318MFENGPaul Stephenson20100310MFENGDarren Annon11010312DFENGJamie Bates2000027MFENGLee Harvey20000223FWENGAndy Ansah1——1—24DFENGBarry Ashby10000116MFENGDavid McGhee10000117MFENGSimon Ratcliffe10000127FWENGCarl Asaba00010124MFENGGeorge Parris0—1——1Opponents200002Total81345295 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 480 Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %David WebbENG13 August 199417 May 1995 57 29 14 14|46 25 10 11 Summary Games played 57 (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Games won 29 (25 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)Games drawn 14 (10 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Games lost 14 (11 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)Goals scored 95 (81 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Goals conceded 49 (39 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Clean sheets 21 (22 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)Biggest league win 7–0 versus Plymouth Argyle, 17 December 1994Worst league defeat 2–0 on 3 occasionsMost appearances 57, Nicky Forster (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Top scorer (league) 24, Nicky ForsterTop scorer (all competitions) 26, Nicky Forster Transfers & loans Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.17 June 1994FWENG Nicky ForsterENG Gillingham£200,0009 August 1994FWENG Carl AsabaENG Dulwich HamletFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 172December 1994FWENG Joe OmigieENG DonnaFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 17414 November 1994MFENG Jon HookerENG Gillingham£5,0003600 Jon Hooker9 March 1995MFENG Paul AbrahamsENG Colchester United£30,00010 Paul AbrahamsPlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.8 August 1994DFENG George ParrisENG Birmingham CitySeptember 19946132 George ParrisNovember 1994FWENG Andy AnsahENG Southend UnitedDecember 1994423 14 April 2016 Andy Ansah26 January 1995FWENG Dennis BaileyENG Queens Park Rangers26 February 1995Dennis Bailey http://www.11v11.com/players/dennis-bailey-10252/ 14 April 2016 11v11.comPlayers transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.12 August 1994FWENG Dean P. WilliamsENG Doncaster Rovers£2,0008536 Dean WilliamsPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.9 September 1994DFENG David ThompsonENG BlackpoolNovember 1994Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 173December 1994MFENG Craig RavenscroftENG WokingJanuary 1995Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 174January 1995DFENG Shane WestleyENG Southend UnitedMarch 1995Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 17416 February 1995FWENG Carl AsabaENG Colchester UnitedEnd of season252 Carl AsabaPlayers releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.n/aFWENG Matthew MetcalfENG Wroxhamn/aCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 172n/aFWENG Dean A. WilliamsENG Stevenage BoroughAugust 1994Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 174August 1994DFENG Billy ManuelENG Peterborough United16 September 19944788 Billy ManuelSeptember 1994MFENG Ian BenjaminENG Wigan Athletic30 September 1994Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 173September 1994MFENG Robbie PetersENG Carlisle UnitedNovember 1994Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 173November 1994DFENG David ThompsonENG BlackpoolNovember 1994Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 174 Kit In February 1995, it was announced that Brentford had cancelled its sponsorship deal with KLM. As a result, the Hummel International home shirt was replaced by an unbranded replica, which was devoid of sponsorship.Griffin Gazette versus Bradford City 11 February 1995 Quay Design of Poole 2 Hummel International (home shirt) / Core (home shorts & socks / away & goalkeeper kit) KLM Home kit 1 only until March 1995 |_brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_94-95 _brentford_home_94-95 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 8B0000 000000 Home 1 |_brentford_home_95 _brentford_home_92-94 _brentford_home_95 _brentford_home_94-95 _brentford_home_94-95 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 8B0000 000000 Home 2 |_brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 _brentford_away_94-95 Away |_brentford_gk_94-95a _brentford_GK_94-95a _brentford_gk_94-95a _brentford_home_94-95 _brentford_GK_94-95 Goalkeeper |_brentford_gk_94-95b _brentford_GK_94-95b _brentford_gk_94-95b _brentford_home_94-95 _brentford_GK_94-95 Goalkeeper May 2020 Awards Supporters' Player of the Year: Jamie BatesNews Of The World Football Annual 1995–96 Invincible Press 1995 0855432330 Sewell Albert Hammersmith, London 338 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year: Nicky ForsterLynch Tony The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes Random House 1995 0-09-179135-9 150 Football League Second Division Manager of the Year: David WebbCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 177 References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford